Trouser waistband construction



Sept. 20, 1955 L. A. CARUSO TROUSER WAISTBAND CONSTRUCTION Filed Nov. 12, 1953 Kw m 3 3 mw 8 2 E f r a m 7/ w //4 M A H I J E) v 2 2 k: L R M m m. m M M B United States Patent Ofi ice TROUSER WAISTBAND CONSTRUCTION Laura A. Caruso, Buffalo, N. Y., assignor to M. Wile & Company, Inc., Buffalo, N. Y.

Application November 12, 1953, Serial No. 391,431

6 Claims. (Cl. 2-236) This invention relates to trouser waistband constructions and particularly to a novel trouser waistband and novel means for securing the same to the upper portions of trouser pockets for supporting the latter.

In the fabrication of mens trousers the common practice is to stitch the interior waistband member around its upper edge to the upper edge of the main body material of the trousers, the lower edge of the waistband being generally unsecured to the trouser material or at most merely tacked thereto. The upper portions of the trouser pockets are then stitched in one way or another to the lower edge of the waistband to be suspend thereby, generally by a horizontal line of stitching.

In trousers of lower grades the stitching which secures the upper portions of the pocket members to the lower edge of the waistband merely extends entirely through the waistband and the pocket members. This stitching is then of course visible along the exposed lower edge of the waistband when looking at the interior upper portion of the trousers.

This visible stitching is deemed undesirable and accordingly, in trousers of better grade, various expedients are employed to associate the trouser pockets with the waistband in such a way that this stitching or securement is effected without any visible stitching along the lower edge of the waistband. In some cases this is done by various hand sewing methods and in others it is accomplished by employing auxiliary tapes and similar expedients which of course add to the cost of fabricating the trousers.

The present invention provides a trouser waistband construction and a trouser fabrication method wherein the aforesaid pocket securement may be effected in a simple and straightforward manner without the use of auxiliary tapes or other components and yet without producing the undesired line of visible stitching along the exposed lower edge of the waistband. The foregoing objects of the invention are achieved by a novel waistband construction and a novel method of sewing the upper edges of the pockets to the lower edge of the waistband, preferably after the waistband has been positioned and secured in the trousers proper by sewing along the upper edges of the waistband and the body material 01 the trousers.

Various modifications may be made in the present trouser waistband construction and the method employed in producing the same without departing from the principles of the present invention. The accompanying drawing illustrates and the following specification describes in detail a single preferred embodiment of the present invention, but it is to be understood that such embodiment is set forth by way of example only and that the present invention is not limited in scope excepting as defined in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a somewhat schematic vertical transverse cross-sectional view through the upper portion of a pair of trousers having one form of the waistband of the 2,7 18 ,01 1 Fatented Sept. 20, 1955 present invention secured thereto, the construction being shown prior to association of the pockets therewith;

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but showing the step of sewing the upper portions of the pockets to the lower edge of the trouser waistband of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Figs. 1 and 2 showing the completed trouser waistband and pocket construction; and

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view showing a preliminary step in the fabrication of the trouser waistband.

In the several figures of the drawing like characters of reference denote like parts. It is usual, in constructing trouser waistbands, to include an inner lining strip of buckram or the like and this strip is usually attached to the waistband only along the lower edges of the waistband and the buckram strip. This buckratn lining strip is usually attached to the waistband proper preliminary to attaching the waistband to the main body of the trousers and in the present instance Fig. 4 illustrates a trouser waistband designated 1t) and a buckram lining strip designated 11 in the process of being sewed to each other by a longitudinal line of stitching designated 12.

Before sewing the waistband to the buckram strip 11 as shown in Fig. 4 the lower edge of the waistband is folded inwardly as at 13 and after sewing the depending portion of waistband 10 is folded back upwardly over the left-hand face of the buckram lining strip 11 as viewed in Fig. 4, to position the waistband 10 and lining strip 11 in the relative positions clearly shown in Fig. 1. It will be noted that the stitching 12 is spaced substantially from the folded edge of the waistband 15 to provide a projecting folded edge portion 14 which is employed in securing the trouser pockets in a manner which will presently appear.

Referring now particularly to Fig. 1, the main body material of the trousers is designated 17 and the upper edge thereof is folded in as indicated at 18. The upper edge of the trouser waistband 10 is likewise folded in as indicated at 19 and the same is stitched to the interior of the trouser material 17, with the folds 18 and 19 inward, by a horizontal line of stitching 20. This stitching is conventionally done by blind stitching which is done on a felling or curved needle sewing machine, so that the stitching does not extend through to the outside of the trousers.

The manner in which the trouser pockets are secured to the lower edge of the waistband is shown in Fig. 2. As there shown the two layers of the preformed or bagged pocket member are designated 22 and the projecting fold or flap 14 of the lower edge of waistband 10, which initially projects upwardly, is folded out and placed against the pocket 22 and is stitched thereto by a horizontal line of stitching designated 23 in Fig. 2.

This stitching is likewise done on a felling or curved needle machine to produce a blind stitch which may project through both layers of the pocket as shown in Fig. 2 or may at certain points itherealong extend merely through the layer of the pocket which is lying against fold or flap 14. Stitching of this type is employed to permit sewing in the position illustrated in Fig. 2 without sewing through the main body material 17 of the trousers.

After sewing as indicated in Fig. 2 the lower portion of the waistband 10 and buckram lining 11, which has been folded back temporarily to permit sewing along the line 23, is turned downwardly as indicated in Fig. 3, with the result that the lower edge of the waistband proper extends downwardly past the sewed fold or flap 14 to entirely conceal the same and its securement to pocket 22.

What is claimed is:

1. Garment waistband construction comprising a waistband secured to the interior of the garment along its upper horizontal edge and depending therefrom, and

pocket elements supported thereby, a lining strip for said waistband, the lower edge of said waistband being return folded inwardly over the lower edge of said lining strip, and horizontal stitching through the lining strip and said return folded portion of the waistband, said stitching being spaced from the outer edge of the folded portion whereby the latter includes a freely projecting edge portion, said projecting edge portion being turned downwardly and sewed to the upper portions of the pocket elements, the body portion of said waistband extending downwardly over said down turned edge portion to conceal the same and the sewing thereof to the pocket elements.

2. Garment construction comprising a waistband secured to the interior of the garment proper along its upper horizontal edge and depending therefrom, and pocket elements supported thereby, a lining strip for said waistband, the lower edge of said waistband being return folded inwardly over the lower edge of said lining strip, and horizontal stitching through the lining strip and said return folded portion of the waistband, said stitching being spaced from the outer edge of the folded portion whereby the latter includes a freely projecting edge portion disposed between the garment proper and the waistband, said projecting edge portion being turned downwardly and sewed to the upper portions of the pocket elements, the body portion of said waistband extending downwardly over said down turned edge portion to conceal the same and the sewing thereof to the pocket elements.

3. Garment waistband construction comprising a waistband secured to the interior of the garment along its upper horizontal edge and depending therefrom and pocket elements supported thereby, the lower edge of said waistband comprising a return folded inner portion and horizontal stitching between the folded edge and the upper edge of the folded portion whereby the latter includes a freely projecting edge portion, said projecting edge portion being turned downwardly and sewed to the upper portions of the pocket elements, the body portion of said waistband extending downwardly over said down turned edge portion to conceal the same and the sewing thereof to the pocket elements.

4. Garment construction comprising a waistband secured to the interior of the garment proper along the upper horizontal edge of the waistband and depending therefrom, and pocket elements supported thereby, the lower edge of said waistband comprising a rturn folded inner portion and horizontal stitching between the folded edge and the upper edge of the folded portion whereby the latter includes a freely projecting edge portion disposed between the garment proper and the waistband, said projecting edge portion being turned downwardly and sewed to the upper portions of the pocket elements, the body portion of said waistband extending downwardly over said down turned edge portion to conceal the same and the sewing thereof to the pocket elements.

5. Garment waistband construction comprising a waistband secured to the interior of the garment along its upper horizontal edge and depending therefrom and pocket elements supported thereby, the lower edge of said waistband being folded upwardly between the waistband proper and the garment thence downwardly, said downwardly folded portion being secured to the upper portions of the pocket elements, the body portion of said waistband extending downwardly beyond said downwardly folded portion to conceal the same and the securement thereof to the pocket elements.

6. Garment waistband construction comprising a waistband secured to the interior of the garment along its upper horizontal edge and depending therefrom and pocket elements supported thereby, a lining strip between the waistband and the garment, the lower edge of said waistband being folded upwardly between the lining strip and the garment and secured to the lining strip and thence folded downwardly, said downwardly folded portion being secured to the upper portions of the pocket elements, the body portion of said waistband extending downwardly beyond said downwardly folded portion to conceal the same and the securement thereof to the pocket elements.

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